The basic rules of Kabaddi are simple: two teams of seven players each face off in a large square arena for two halves of twenty minutes each. Players from each team take turns running across the center line to the other team's half of the court, tagging members of the other team, and running back. Each team shall consist of no more than 12 players with only 7 taking to the field at any one time. Because of the physical nature of Kabaddi, matches are categorized in age and weight categories. There are six officials looking after each Kabaddi match. The officials comprise of a referee, a scorer, two assistant scorers and two umpires. The duration of the match is two halves of 20 minutes with a half time break of 5 minutes. At the start of a Kabaddi match, there is a coin toss with the winner having the choice as to whether to have the first raid or not. In the second half of the match, the team that did not raid first shall begin the second half with a raid.
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